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Los Angeles White Collar Crimes TermsANTITRUST VIOLATIONS - Some antitrust crimes include monopolizing, restraining trade, and fixing prices. BANKRUPTCY FRAUD - The intentional hiding of assets or the practice of deceiving creditors. BRIBERY - A corrupt activity in which a person offers or receives goods, money, services, etc. to sway a persons opinion, action, or decision. CELLULAR PHONE FRAUD - Fraud associated with a cellular phone, including using a stolen phone and giving fraudulent information to receive phone service. COMPUTER FRAUD - Fraud which takes place on a computer or internet, including computer hacking, sending computer viruses, harassing, copyright violations, and the unauthorized use of a computer. CREDIT CARD FRAUD - The unauthorized and illegal use of a credit card to purchase property. COUNTERFEITING - The unauthorized copying or imitating of an item which is later passed on as an original. ECONOMIC ESPIONAGE - The theft of economic information, also know as "trade secret," from an industry, company, or individual. EMBEZZELMENT - A situation where a person illegally uses money belonging to another individual or group for their own benefit. ENIVRONMENTAL LAW VIOLATIONS - Any of various environmental crimes that violate Federal environmental laws, including releasing toxic substances, dumping toxins, and polluting. EXTORTION - Using violence, fear tactics, or false pretenses to force a person to give up property. FINANCIAL FRAUD - Embezzlement or fraud that takes place in or against a any financial institution that are regulated by the United States Government. Some examples of financial fraud are counterfeiting money, mortgage fraud, and commercial loan fraud. FORGERY - Altering or using false writing with the intent to commit fraud. FRAUD - Intentionally misleading or deceiving another individual or group to attain something for one's own benefit. GOVERNMENT FRAUD - Fraud that is committed against the government, which may involve education programs, corporations, federally funded programs, public housing, and agricultural programs. HEALTHCARE FRAUD - This type of fraud includes unnecessary and fraudulent billing and kickbacks. IDENTITY THEFT - The act of impersonating another, by means of using the person's information, such as birth date, Social Security number, address, name, and bank account information. INSIDER TRADING - The trading of confidential information from people with privileged knowledge for one's own personal gain. This form of fraud is used to avoid losing money in the stock market. INSURANCE FRAUD - Insurance-related fraud committed by insurance applicants, third-party claimants, policy holders, and professionals. KICKBACKS - The return of a sum of money from a seller to a buyer due to an illegal private agreement. LARCENY - The taking and carrying (stealing) away of a person's property by trespass with the intent to deprive the owner. MAIL FRAUD - Fraud involving United States mail, which is a felony and punishable by a fine and imprisonment. MONEY LAUNDERING - A process that makes money with an illegal origin appear legal so that it may be used. PUBLIC CORRUPTION - A breach of trust or abuse of power by local, state, or Federal officials. PERJURY - Knowingly making a false statement under oath in a court of law. RACKETEERING - The act of operating an illegal business for personal profit. SECURITIES FRAUD - Also known as investment fraud; this is a practice where investors are deceived and manipulated, resulting in theft. TAX EVASION - A type of fraud where a person does not file a tax return, or files a false tax. TELEMARKETING FRAUD - A method where a person uses a telephone as the main means of communication to defraud a victim. |
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